title: Carbon dioxide reduction and nitrogenase activity in organo-molybdenum microstructures.
abstract: Organo-molybdenum microstructures were prepared by visible light irradiation of ammonium molybdate, formaldehyde, ammonium phosphate and a mineral solution. These microstructures are shown to be capable of carbon dioxide photoreduction, nitrogenase activity, and water decomposition, and may represent a metabolic stage between the nonliving and the living.
mesh_terms: D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D002384:Catalysis; D008956:Models, Chemical; D008982:Molybdenum; D009591:Nitrogenase; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010777:Photochemistry; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D014867:Water; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D008982:Molybdenum; D009591:Nitrogenase